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syria that wouldn't be the case. isn't there a distinction and wouldn't you have to -- >> i don't want to speak hypothetically about an action we haven't taken. to take the example of what we did, you don't need to be invited in if you are trying to rescue your people from imminent danger. that's the basis for the action we took to try to rescue our hostages. going forward we would have legal justification for any action we take and i do want to be clear. we would consult with congress. this is again a problem that we have to deal with as a nation. and so whether it's our ongoing operations in iraq or additional steps that may need to be taken against isil, we would carry those out in close consultation with congress about their support and their role in providing support for our efforts. >> you've been listening to ben rhodes, the deputy national security adviser with the president who continues to be on vacation but the world continues to be on fire with multiple crises now developing. this briefing started with wh
syria that wouldn't be the case. isn't there a distinction and wouldn't you have to -- >> i don't want to speak hypothetically about an action we haven't taken. to take the example of what we did, you don't need to be invited in if you are trying to rescue your people from imminent danger. that's the basis for the action we took to try to rescue our hostages. going forward we would have legal justification for any action we take and i do want to be clear. we would consult with congress....
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he did not rule out airstrikes inside syria, did he? >> the secretary didn't rule anything in or out. i think he said that options, that all options remain available. and they do and i'm not going to speculate about where that might take us, justin. i think you can understand why we wouldn't do that. >> on the foley operation, there was suggestion from at least one member congress today that the president, or the at that the white house was slow to approve the rescue mission and that this may have led to not getting there on time essentially and the hostages were then moved. do you have any indication that this operation was slowed down in any way? >> i don't have any such indication, justin. as we talked about before, attempts like this, which was risky, under the best of circumstances, they take time, they take time to plan. they take, they take time to organize. and just as critically, they, it takes time for you to become informed enough to be able to conduct that kind of an operation. intelligence is not perfect and it is often lay
he did not rule out airstrikes inside syria, did he? >> the secretary didn't rule anything in or out. i think he said that options, that all options remain available. and they do and i'm not going to speculate about where that might take us, justin. i think you can understand why we wouldn't do that. >> on the foley operation, there was suggestion from at least one member congress today that the president, or the at that the white house was slow to approve the rescue mission and...
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need to go into syria? martha: a rush to the rescue after a bus hits a woman. >> she was pleading really bad on the back of her head and the bus driver didn't seem like he was worried about it. one of the miller twins has a hearing problem. and she's fed up with the daily hassle of her old hearing aid. so she got a lyric in her life and everything changed. which one? you'll never know because the lyric is in her ear. 100% invisible. you can't see it, and it's the only device that works round the clock with zero daily hassle. no batteries to change. no taking off and putting on everyday. sound good? call 1 800 411 7040 now. this is the lyric. lyric fits comfortably right next to your ear drum to deliver truly natural sound quality. in fact, 95% of users prefer lyric sound quality to their old hearing aid. now the miller twin with lyric can hear and do most everything her sister does 24/7. an invisible hearing aid is wonderful. finding one with zero daily hassle... too good to pass up. call 1 800 411 7040 rig
need to go into syria? martha: a rush to the rescue after a bus hits a woman. >> she was pleading really bad on the back of her head and the bus driver didn't seem like he was worried about it. one of the miller twins has a hearing problem. and she's fed up with the daily hassle of her old hearing aid. so she got a lyric in her life and everything changed. which one? you'll never know because the lyric is in her ear. 100% invisible. you can't see it, and it's the only device that works...
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special operations to save americans from terrorist forces in syria. critics are calling this disclosure an attempt by the white house to cover itself politically after the world just saw u.s. journalist james foley beheaded by a terror group that the president earlier this year dismissed as junior varsity. in fact, the murder of foley is just the latest act in a campaign of terror by this group, isis. a group that top intel officials have been warning about for months. president obama turned down recent requests from the iraqis to hit these terrorists with air strikes. and now he is taking questions about whether we face this new terror threat because we chose not to leave any residual troops in iraq. >> do you have any second thoughts about pulling all ground troops out of iraq? and does it give you pause as a u.s. doing the same thing in afghanistan? >> you know what i just find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps oncoming up as if this was my decision. >> so removing all those troops was not mr. obama's decision. he said that in jun
special operations to save americans from terrorist forces in syria. critics are calling this disclosure an attempt by the white house to cover itself politically after the world just saw u.s. journalist james foley beheaded by a terror group that the president earlier this year dismissed as junior varsity. in fact, the murder of foley is just the latest act in a campaign of terror by this group, isis. a group that top intel officials have been warning about for months. president obama turned...
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>> i'm all for sending eric holder to syria to track him down. that would be a good use of his time. with that said, unfortunately, they want to capture these guys. this is the sloppy thinking that led to the 9/11 attacks. remember that they separated people like me in the intelligence office sharing information with law enforcement. so those conditions resulted in the catastrophic failures of the 9/11 attacks. we are going down the path. same pervasive thinking of the clinton administration is now back with the obama administration where they are trying to use legal methodology to use military -- >> if you lay down the law and say we're not going to pay ransom or negotiate, you have to be awfully tough if your stand. even though you know these guys who execute people with beheading have some of our people. you have to be real tough. >> i got you. i don't want to sound brutal on this, but the russians went through this in lebanon back in the '80s. whenever a russian got kidnapped, the terrorists figured out quickly they ended up dead. i'm not say
>> i'm all for sending eric holder to syria to track him down. that would be a good use of his time. with that said, unfortunately, they want to capture these guys. this is the sloppy thinking that led to the 9/11 attacks. remember that they separated people like me in the intelligence office sharing information with law enforcement. so those conditions resulted in the catastrophic failures of the 9/11 attacks. we are going down the path. same pervasive thinking of the clinton...
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citizens that have joined to fight the jihad in syria. that's a very troubling number and that's just one country. there are lots of other western countries and this has been a real cause of serious concern i think for the national security community for over a year. >> good information for us to know. eli lake, we appreciate your time. thank you very much. >>> and breaking news right now. congressional investigators are saying that the pentagon broke the law. this is just coming in. when it swapped five leaders for bowe bergdahl. he was a prisoner in afghanistan for five years and the nonpartisan accountability office that the pentagon did not notify the relevant committees far enough in advance and that breaks the law. it also reports the way that the pentagon financed the transfer breaks the anti-deficiency act. which is meant to keep agencies from spending more money than congress has allowed. after the swap, defense secretary chuck hagel said we made the right decision and did it for the right reasons, end quote. we'll stay on this s
citizens that have joined to fight the jihad in syria. that's a very troubling number and that's just one country. there are lots of other western countries and this has been a real cause of serious concern i think for the national security community for over a year. >> good information for us to know. eli lake, we appreciate your time. thank you very much. >>> and breaking news right now. congressional investigators are saying that the pentagon broke the law. this is just coming...
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that he should be sending special forces back into syria. they are saying he's cheerleading this country's war weary. >> you have a president for several years who has been a cheerleader for war weariness. it's now going to require great leadership on the president's part saying as tired of war you and i are, we have got to act now. >> reporter: the president says the u.s. will work against isis with other countries in the middle east. bill: there is a lot more to examine on president obama's response. what do you think? do you expect the u.s. to take more action dense the islamic terrorists? you can talk to us on twitter. we know there have been a lot of strike around that dam around mosul that have been successful in helping the kurds and iraqi forces take back that property. lit increase from there? that's what we want to know. calls for calm in ferguson, missouri after days of violent demonstrations. the demonstrators were more peaceful and that's a good thing. >> tonight was a good night in ferguson. we also had to respond to fewer inci
that he should be sending special forces back into syria. they are saying he's cheerleading this country's war weary. >> you have a president for several years who has been a cheerleader for war weariness. it's now going to require great leadership on the president's part saying as tired of war you and i are, we have got to act now. >> reporter: the president says the u.s. will work against isis with other countries in the middle east. bill: there is a lot more to examine on...
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was that in raca, syria? >> yes. >> and that was revealed to you by the europeans who had a release negotiated? >> yes. there were, as you know, quite a stream of western hostages who began to be released in the spring of this year. first spanish journalist and then french, italian, danish, german. none of those journalists talked publicly, but we interviewed all of them through our security firm. diane foley herself talked to quite a number of them in europe. they gave us a lot of information about jim's captivity, about the incredible strength that jim had and how he was really an inspiration to the other hostages. jim was singled out for the harshest treatment and he never broke and he never gave up hope that we would bring him back. >> 'cause he truly believed in his cause. philip, people who are familiar with the region, what's going on there have come forward and said it's almost like a black hole there for some journalists that go and they're never heard from again. isis appears to be getting even more
was that in raca, syria? >> yes. >> and that was revealed to you by the europeans who had a release negotiated? >> yes. there were, as you know, quite a stream of western hostages who began to be released in the spring of this year. first spanish journalist and then french, italian, danish, german. none of those journalists talked publicly, but we interviewed all of them through our security firm. diane foley herself talked to quite a number of them in europe. they gave us a...
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then went to syria. he took smart risks, and calculated risks but had courage to do what he believed in and get stories told >> steven sotloff is the man at the end of the video militants say could be next. tell us what you know about efforts to get him out of there. >> steven and i met in libya in 2012. we had talked about syria and security, and he was also very good, very responsible journalist. efforts to get them out, limited communication with isis from what i understand. only so much can be done with this group. they're, isis are complete ba barbarians. i was held as a prisoner of war in libya. i escaped and met james, who just returned to libya to continue reporting. >> for people that don't understand, you get locked up, as a prisoner of war, having been involved in the war in no way, just writing the first line of history. and yet, you still keep going to do this. can you explain that to people that don't understand it? >> james was driven by passion to do what he believed in to tell peoples' s
then went to syria. he took smart risks, and calculated risks but had courage to do what he believed in and get stories told >> steven sotloff is the man at the end of the video militants say could be next. tell us what you know about efforts to get him out of there. >> steven and i met in libya in 2012. we had talked about syria and security, and he was also very good, very responsible journalist. efforts to get them out, limited communication with isis from what i understand. only...
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is he going to take the war into syria? is he going to bomb them where their command and control is? or this measured action designed to do very little? i mean, two days before this he held a press conference to talk about ferguson and iraq. he said we're not the iraqi army, we're not the iraqi air force, the iraqis have to take care of their own security. that is the exact attitude that got us to this day that allowed them to take control of an area the size of belgium and start committing atrocitieatrocities, crucifying people, beheading people, putting heads on posts, we have to show american leadership to stop these people. >> marc thiessen, good to see you again. >> thanks, megyn. >>> we'll be right back. your eyes. even 10 miles away. they can see the light of a single candle. look after them with centrum silver. multivitamins for your eyes, heart and brain. now, with a new easy to swallow coating. so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. perfect timing.
is he going to take the war into syria? is he going to bomb them where their command and control is? or this measured action designed to do very little? i mean, two days before this he held a press conference to talk about ferguson and iraq. he said we're not the iraqi army, we're not the iraqi air force, the iraqis have to take care of their own security. that is the exact attitude that got us to this day that allowed them to take control of an area the size of belgium and start committing...
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did he get capture 23d in syria? >> just the suffering of the people, this individual, this young man was kidnapped before in libya in 2011 and he was on o'reilly talking about it. take a listen. >> interrogated me for six hours initially. and that was kind of felt like a mind game, one guy would be playing kind of good cop, one guy would come in yelling, saying we think you're a spy. and eventually you figured out, look, i just got to stick to my story, make sure i tell the absolute truth as a journalist, that's the only chance. >> what are the odds that just to listen to his words, to think about that after being in harm's way, that he went back out, to serve the good fight again and try and bring up the truth about what's going on around the world and the suffering of the people in syria and the suffering of the people in libya. i'm sure very tough break for the parents to see this and hear this and then -- >> i think that they do live with a tremendous amount of pride in their son, and they should. the way you er
did he get capture 23d in syria? >> just the suffering of the people, this individual, this young man was kidnapped before in libya in 2011 and he was on o'reilly talking about it. take a listen. >> interrogated me for six hours initially. and that was kind of felt like a mind game, one guy would be playing kind of good cop, one guy would come in yelling, saying we think you're a spy. and eventually you figured out, look, i just got to stick to my story, make sure i tell the...
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they are civilians who went to syria to report about what is happening in syria. they are here in a sense for the syrian people, and we have to respect their work. i just want to highlight, as you say, that right now there are eight foreign journalists who are held hostage or missing in syria, and today i'm really thinking of them and of their families. we don't have to forget them, and we will continue to fight for them until they are back home safe. >> well, thank you and reporters without borders for all the great work you do for us and our colleagues around the world. again, thank you. >> thank you. >>> well, a grand jury getting -- is meeting now in missouri. it started. prosecutors say it could take months for the panel to decide whether to indict officer darren wilson for the killing of 18-year-old michael brown. already we're seeing protests outside the court. we'll take you live to ferguson, missouri, coming up. this is fox news channel. and asked for less. there's a reason it's called an "all you can eat" buffet... and not a "have just a little" buffet.
they are civilians who went to syria to report about what is happening in syria. they are here in a sense for the syrian people, and we have to respect their work. i just want to highlight, as you say, that right now there are eight foreign journalists who are held hostage or missing in syria, and today i'm really thinking of them and of their families. we don't have to forget them, and we will continue to fight for them until they are back home safe. >> well, thank you and reporters...
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he was kidnapped in 2012 covering the conflict in syria. here is the still i am taken from the video, showing the 40-year-old moments before he was killed. the video ends with a threat, that another journalist in captivity, steven sotloff, could be killed next. isis is!ing all of this is to avenge us air strikes in iraq as questions grow about how the white house is going to deal with the escalating crisis. you know, a lot of military analysts, pete, today, lawmakers, are saying this needs to be a wake-up call to dismantle this organization. >> this is the face of pure evil. that video is the manifestation of pure evil. it isn't a wake-up call to those of us following the movement, reading intelligence, watching what is happening. isis is a growing terrorist, not just group, army that seeks to expand that orbit and project to europe and the united states. the threat is to us. the question will the president wake up? will this be a wake-up call to him and his advisors yet to take this threat seriously? they called it kobe bryant, jv team wit
he was kidnapped in 2012 covering the conflict in syria. here is the still i am taken from the video, showing the 40-year-old moments before he was killed. the video ends with a threat, that another journalist in captivity, steven sotloff, could be killed next. isis is!ing all of this is to avenge us air strikes in iraq as questions grow about how the white house is going to deal with the escalating crisis. you know, a lot of military analysts, pete, today, lawmakers, are saying this needs to...
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he was later kidnapped by somebody in syria. we knew positively, although the authentication has not been confirmed by the government yet, he was beheaded by isis. >> american journalist steven sotlof also depicted in that video is also being held by isis and they are threatening to do the same to him. >> they are. more details a little later on. >> that's right. and we're going to head over to another developingy. tensions reaching a boiling point overnight in ferguson. all it took was one flying water bottle to spark new violence. >> now more from ferguson with the very latest and as the sun comes up, garrett, it was a more quiet night in ferguson, missouri, wasn't it? >> reporter: yes. it's all relative here in ferguson. a quiet night last night involved protesters throwing water bottles filled with urine at officers. it involved officers responding with pepper spray here and there amongst the protesters. but this is an improvement from what we've seen the last four or five nights when protesters were throwing rocks and molot
he was later kidnapped by somebody in syria. we knew positively, although the authentication has not been confirmed by the government yet, he was beheaded by isis. >> american journalist steven sotlof also depicted in that video is also being held by isis and they are threatening to do the same to him. >> they are. more details a little later on. >> that's right. and we're going to head over to another developingy. tensions reaching a boiling point overnight in ferguson. all...
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he disappeared in syria in november 2012. isis posted the video on line. they told the press that the tape is authentic. we're just showing the still frame right there. he's appearing in prison orange, hands bound behind him, kneeling next to the mill tapt reading what is a prepared anti-american statement saying he will be killed in retaliation for u.s. air strikes in iraq, and them is executed. some say this video should mark a turning poi policy. >> this is one of our own. this is someone from our own village, from new hampshire. this affects people in the oval office the way it affects you and me. >> reporter: the family asked for privacy while they mourn. his mother issued a statement on facebook saying, in part, we've never been prouder of our son jim giving his life to expose the world, the suffering of the syria people, and employ the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hos tamgs like jim. they are innocent. if the attacks continue in iraq, they vow to execute the other american hostage they have, a man from miami. president obama left w
he disappeared in syria in november 2012. isis posted the video on line. they told the press that the tape is authentic. we're just showing the still frame right there. he's appearing in prison orange, hands bound behind him, kneeling next to the mill tapt reading what is a prepared anti-american statement saying he will be killed in retaliation for u.s. air strikes in iraq, and them is executed. some say this video should mark a turning poi policy. >> this is one of our own. this is...
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not just in syria, but in iraq, in afghanistan, and pakistan. we lost our own danny pearl in pakistan 12 years ago. these are long, ongoing conflicts they're dangerous to cover. and these reporters have been courageous in bringing out the story of what is going on in these regions and it's a very dynamic story now in iraq. and a very sad chapter tonight. >> the message in short, without giving specifics is if you keep bombing in iraq this, is going to happen to more people. you have to wonder if reality is that what the united states is doing for this moment in that place is working, and that isis is try toing make it stop. >> i think there is a probably a truth to that. there is consideration tonight in our writing that what the militants refer to as the u.s. bombing strikes have been very effective against them. the fact mosul dam was taken back from the militants, that a city was saved from what looked look militants moving into the area. the pentagon is wondering if they should do the same sort of strike in the anvar provence. who know what'
not just in syria, but in iraq, in afghanistan, and pakistan. we lost our own danny pearl in pakistan 12 years ago. these are long, ongoing conflicts they're dangerous to cover. and these reporters have been courageous in bringing out the story of what is going on in these regions and it's a very dynamic story now in iraq. and a very sad chapter tonight. >> the message in short, without giving specifics is if you keep bombing in iraq this, is going to happen to more people. you have to...
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later. >> in fairness, it has been reported that she was more hawkish within the administration on syria, and she did write about this in her book. what i want to know is where is the video of the alleged hug? why is it being hidden from the press? but a semi-serious question for you. after "the atlantic" interview was published, there was a lot of sniping particularly in the newspapers between unnamed hillary clinton advisers and unnamed white house allies and officials except for david axelrod who took a swipe at hillary on twitter. should the media be reporting this background spitballing? >> every media organization will say here's our anonymous sources policy. we will not use anonymous sources to disparage anyone. and if you ask any media executive, that's what they stand by. in practice, it's completely different. that is not what happened. and they're used because it's political theater. >> media love to cover food fight between two people in the same party, particularly when one of them is the president of the united states and the other one is running for president. >> if that i
later. >> in fairness, it has been reported that she was more hawkish within the administration on syria, and she did write about this in her book. what i want to know is where is the video of the alleged hug? why is it being hidden from the press? but a semi-serious question for you. after "the atlantic" interview was published, there was a lot of sniping particularly in the newspapers between unnamed hillary clinton advisers and unnamed white house allies and officials except...
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and it's more than just a routine, oh, they didn't agree about arming syria. it was just don't do stupid you know what. here is the thing. if only she had been in some position to influence foreign policy, if only she could have done something, she had some job -- >> is this going to help her insert the president. you're saying that the media is pointing out thatclinton was ru some of these problems were growing and fetoring? >> the media has to do that, will do it, i'm sure. >> has the media done it so far? >> no. i think they will when she runs. but i think the fact that matter is, the media and the punt i didn't knowit pundits in the position of if only barack obama had listened to hillary clinton. >> that is a problem, but who else do they have? anyway, that's politics. >> let me get a break in here. we're going to talk more about hillary and the hug on the other side of this break. as i said, more on ferguson a little bit later in the program. send me a tweet about our show during this hour. @howardkurtz. we read the best messages at the ends of this hour
and it's more than just a routine, oh, they didn't agree about arming syria. it was just don't do stupid you know what. here is the thing. if only she had been in some position to influence foreign policy, if only she could have done something, she had some job -- >> is this going to help her insert the president. you're saying that the media is pointing out thatclinton was ru some of these problems were growing and fetoring? >> the media has to do that, will do it, i'm sure....